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Clara Louise Kiser Memorial

Accepts applications Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · EIN 256191759

Clara Louise Kiser Memorial is a private foundation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $36,530 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $4,281 and the largest $4,281. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $39,200 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$33,9069$851,797
2024$39,20011$899,505
2025$36,53010$979,722

How to apply

ContactStephen P Kosak
PO Box 374, Oil City, PA 16301
Phone or email(814) 677-5085
What to submitApplication forms available upon request
DeadlinesMarch 15th - annually
Restrictions2/16THS of net income goes to first presby and first baptist churches. The balance goes to 1 year scholarships 4 clarion high school students

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Clara Louise Kiser Memorial funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania10$36,530

Grants paid in 2025

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
PA
Scholarship$4,281
Individual
PA
Scholarship$4,281
Individual
PA
Scholarship$4,281
Individual
PA
Scholarship$4,281
Individual
PA
Scholarship$4,281
Individual
PA
Scholarship$4,281
Individual
PA
Scholarship$4,281
Individual
PA
Scholarship$4,281
First Presbyterian Church
Clarion, PA
General support$1,141
First Baptist Church
Clarion, PA
General support$1,141

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Clara Louise Kiser Memorial accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: March 15th - annually.

How much does Clara Louise Kiser Memorial give?

$36,530 in tax year 2025, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $4,281.

Who runs Clara Louise Kiser Memorial?

Its 2025 filing lists PNC Bank N A (Trustee).

What does Clara Louise Kiser Memorial fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and faith communities.

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